Programme HND in Computing
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Unit Number and Title Unit 14: Maths for Computing
Academic Year 2023 – FA23
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Assignment Title Assignment 1
Issue Date 18/11/2023
Submission Date 30/01/2024
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Higher National Diploma in Computing
Unit 14: Maths for Computing
Assignment Brief
Student Name/ID Number
Unit Number and Title Unit 14: Maths for Computing
Academic Year 2023 – FA23
Unit Tutor
Assignment Title Assignment 1
Issue Date 18/11/2023
Submission Date 30/01/2024
Submission Format
The submission is in the form of a reference guide. This should be written in a concise,
formal business style using 1.5 spacing and a font size 12. You are required to make use of
headings, paragraphs and subsections as appropriate and ensure that the guide is justified
and aligned.
All work must be supported with research and referenced using the Harvard referencing
system. You can also provide a bibliography using the Harvard referencing system. The
recommended word limit is 4000 - 5000 words, although you will not be penalised for
exceeding the total word limit. The work should be carryout individually.
Unit Learning Outcomes
LO1 Use applied number theory in practical computing scenarios
LO2 Analyse events using probability theory and probability distributions
LO3 Determine solutions of graphical examples using geometry and vector methods
LO4 Evaluate problems concerning differential and integral calculus
Vocational Scenario
You have joined Software Solutions Pvt. Ltd. an emerging software company as a
Management Trainee. As part of your job role, you have been tasked with developing a
guide to the interns in the development department, that can be used as a reference to keep
their knowledge updated on basic concepts of mathematics, which is vital for new software
developments. You are required to present this reference guide to your line manager after
completion. The reference guide is to consist of four distinctive chapters that addresses the
basic concepts related to maths for computing.
Assignment Activity and Guidance
Chapter 1
The first chapter of your guide should focus on applied number theory in practical
computing scenarios. For this, you are required to;
▪ Explain the concepts of greatest common divisor (GCD) and least common multiple
(LCM).
▪ Calculate the GDC and LCM of 6 and 27. Explain the steps of your calculation
clearly.
▪ Briefly describe relevant theories with appropriate examples, sum arithmetic and
geometric progressions.
▪ Explain the concept of multiplicative inverses in modular arithmetic.
▪ Identify the multiplicative inverses of the following and explain the steps of your
calculation clearly.
o 4-1 in Z11
o 7-1 in Z11
o 0-1 in Z11
o 5-1 in Z15
o 7-1 in Z15
o 9-1 in Z15
▪ Explain in detail with appropriate examples from the field of computing, the
importance of prime numbers.
Chapter 2
The second chapter of your guide should address probability theory and probability
distributions. For this chapter, you are required to present information in four separate
sections.
▪ As part of the first section, you have chosen to introduce the topic of conditional
probability. For this you are required to provide a definition for conditional
probability and deduce the conditional probability of different events occurring in
independent trials with appropriate example/s.
▪ In the second section, you will be introducing the expectation of an event occurring
from a discrete, random variable with appropriate example/s.
▪ The third section of the chapter is focused on indicating examples of calculating
probabilities in both binomially distributed and normally distributed random
variables. For this you are required to calculate the below.
o About 9% of males are colourblind. A researcher needs three colourblind
men for an experiment and begins checking potential subjects. What is the
probability that she finds three or more colourblind men in the first nine she
examines?
o The police are measuring the speeds of cars on a motorway. The speeds of
cars are normally distributed with a standard deviation of 10 km/hr and a
mean of 90 km/hr. What is the probability that a car picked at random by a
police officer is travelling at more than 100 km/hr?
o The exam scores in a math class are normally distributed with a mean of 63
and a standard deviation of 5. Determine the probability that a randomly
selected student scored more than 65 on the exam.
a. Find the probability that a randomly selected student
scored less than 75.
b. 90% of the students scored less than what value?
c. 30% of the students scored more than what value?
o For each random variable below that follows a binomial distribution
corresponding to the given number of trials n, and probability of success p,
find the probability of seeing x successes.
a. n=12, p=3/4, x=10
b. n=9, p=0.35, x=2
c. n=20, p=0.15, x=4
d. n=15, p=1/3, x=13
▪ As the final section of chapter 2 you are required to identify an example and
evaluate how probability theory is used in hashing and load balancing
Chapter 3
The third chapter of the guide is on solutions of graphical examples using geometry and
vector methods. For this you are given with the following cartesian co-ordinates; A=(-5,5),
B=(0,0), C=(5,5), D=(-5,-5), E=(0,10), F=(5,-5); and four simple shapes; ACDF, ABD,
ACEB, CFE. In addressing this chapter, you are required to;
▪ plot the shapes and identify them.
▪ identify the various methods in representing the above co-ordinates using polar
coordinates system and express the purpose of the tangent function for representing
the above co-ordinates in polar system.
▪ explore the co-ordinate system used in computing and programming and compare
the difference between other 2D coordinate systems with screen coordinates.
Chapter 4
As the final chapter of your guide, you are to address the problems concerning differential
and integral calculus. For this, you are required to;
▪ explain the purpose of using differential and integral calculus in functions and in
various real-world situations.
▪ take an example of a real-world scenario for differential calculus and examine the
rate of change and determine the maximum/minimum points.
▪ analyse the maximum /minimum/saddle point using further differentiation method
to validate that it is indeed maximum/minimum/saddle point
▪ with a similar real-world scenario for integral calculus, determine the area under the
graph to obtain the magnitude of the change between two points.
Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria
Pass Merit Distinction
LO1 Use applied number theory in practical computing
scenarios
P1 Calculate the greatest
common divisor and least
common multiple of a given pair D1 Produce a detailed
of numbers. M1 Identify multiplicative written explanation of
inverses in modular the importance of
P2 Use relevant theory to sum arithmetic. prime numbers in the
arithmetic and geometric field of computing.
progressions.
LO2 Analyse events using probability theory and probability
distributions
P3 Deduce the conditional M2. Calculate probabilities D2 Evaluate
probability of different events
in both binomially probability theory to
occurring in independent trials.
distributed and normally an example involving
P4 Identify the expectation of an distributed random hashing and load
event occurring from a discrete, variables. balancing.
random variable.
LO3 Determine solutions of graphical examples using
geometry and vector methods
P5 Identify simple shapes using D3. Construct the
M3 Evaluate the co-ordinate
co-ordinate geometry. scaling of simple
system used in
shapes that are
P6 Determine shape parameters programming a simple
described by vector
using appropriate vector output device.
co-ordinates.
methods.
LO4 Evaluate problems concerning differential and integral
calculus
P7 Determine the rate of change
in an algebraic function. M4 Analyse maxima and D4 Justify, by further
minima of increasing and differentiation, that a
P8 Use integral calculus to solve decreasing functions using value is a minimum.
practical problems involving higher order derivatives.
area.
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Achieved
P1 Calculate the greatest common divisor and least
common multiple of a given pair of numbers.
P2 Use relevant theory to sum arithmetic and
geometric progressions.
M1 Identify multiplicative inverses in modular
arithmetic.
D1 Produce a detailed written explanation of the
importance of prime numbers in the field of
computing.
P3 Deduce the conditional probability of different
events occurring in independent trials.
P4 Identify the expectation of an event occurring
from a discrete, random variable.
M2. Calculate probabilities in both binomially
distributed and normally distributed random
variables.
M2. Calculate probabilities in both binomially
distributed and normally distributed random
variables.
P5 Identify simple shapes using co-ordinate
geometry.
P6 Determine shape parameters using appropriate
vector methods.
M3 Evaluate the co-ordinate system used in
programming a simple output device.
D3. Construct the scaling of simple shapes that are
described by vector co-ordinates.
P7 Determine the rate of change in an algebraic
function.
P8 Use integral calculus to solve practical problems
involving area.
M4 Analyse maxima and minima of increasing and
decreasing functions using higher order derivatives.
M4 Analyse maxima and minima of increasing and
decreasing functions using higher order derivatives.
